CONTACT
REPORT
From:
Dave
Reeves
Date
of
Contact:
September
9,
2002
Company/
Agency:
Quantegy
Inc.
2230
Marvyn
Parkway
Opelika,
AL
36801
Telephone
Number:
(
334)
745
­
7643
Person
Contacted:
Bert
Long,
Environmental
Manager
[
blong@
quantegy.
com]

CONTACT
SUMMARY:
I
called
Quantegy
to
inquire
about
reported
emissions
from
the
facility.
Mr.
Long
verified
that
the
facility
only
produces
magnetic
tape,
so
all
of
the
reported
TRI
emissions
are
related
to
magnetic
tape
manufacturing
operations.
He
also
commented
that
the
styrene
emissions
are
an
estimate
(
32
pounds
in
1999)
and
that
the
styrene
was
associated
with
a
small
plastic
injection
molding
process,
which
was
closed
down
in
July
of
2000.
Quantegy
uses
the
bubble
approach
for
emissions
reporting
under
their
Title
V
operating
permit
with
the
state
of
Alabama.
The
total
(
purchased/
used)
amount
of
VOC
material
is
assumed
to
be
emitted
from
the
facility.
Therefore,
the
reported
fugitive
emissions
are
always
much
higher
than
the
calculated
and
reported
stack
emissions.

Quantegy's
solvent
recovery
system
has
6
carbon
adsorbers,
each
with
a
separate
stack.
Mr.
Long
estimated
the
stacks
to
be
17'
high
and
32"
in
diameter.
All
solvent
laden
air
(
SLA)
from
storage
tanks,
mix
tanks,
coating
lines,
and
ovens
is
manifolded
to
the
control
system.
Mr.
Long
provided
room
volumes
for
the
3
primary
process
areas
involving
solvents
(
MEK
and
toluene)
of
each
facility
on
site.
The
primary
process
areas
include
coating
enclosures,
oven
rooms,
and
mix
preparation
areas.

There
are
3
coating
lines
in
Plant
No.
1
considered
to
be
a
permanent
total
enclosure
(
4,312
cu.
ft.)
and
the
3
ovens
associated
with
the
coating
lines
are
also
located
in
one
room
(
33,750
cu.
ft.).
In
addition,
Plant
No.
1
contains
a
mix
prep
area
(
171,110
cu.
ft.)
where
solvents
are
processed.

Plant
No.
2
contains
two
coating
lines
with
each
having
individual
enclosures
of
approximately
878
cu.
ft.
and
1,440
cu.
ft.
Plant
No.
2
has
a
room
approximately
165,835
cu.
ft.
that
contains
the
ovens
of
both
coating
lines.
The
mix
prep
area
for
Plant
No.
2
has
approximately
415,538
cu.
ft.

The
Research
and
Development
building
contains
two
coating
lines
with
each
having
individual
enclosures
of
approximately
619
cu.
ft.
and
2,475
cu.
ft.
The
oven
rooms
have
approximately
14,850
cu.
ft.
and
7,475
cu.
ft
of
area.
The
mix
prep
area
for
the
Research
and
Development
building
has
approximately
53,035
cu.
ft.
Mr.
Long
stated
that
the
manufacturing
operations
are
running
24
hours/
day
and
5
days/
week.
The
mix
room
operates
7
days/
week
preparing
and
filtering
the
various
coatings
(
batches)
for
the
upcoming
week
of
production
runs.
